by Sydney Smith on Sep 09, 2017
Who invented E-mail? Shiva Ayyadurai claims he did, sued TechDirt, but case dismissed
Shiva Ayyadurai, who claims to be the inventor of e-mail, sued the blog TechDirt for libel over 14 articles disputing...
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by Sydney Smith on Sep 08, 2017
London Bridge attacker didn’t work at KFC, Daily Telegraph Corrects
When a terror attack occurs, the media scrambles to report anything and everything they can about the perpetrators. Unfortunately, there...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 07, 2017
Al Jazeera Drops Online Comments after ‘Vitriol, Bigotry, Racism & Sectarianism’
Al Jazeera announced it will be the latest news site to end online commenting, encouraging instead that readers interact and...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 07, 2017
Corrections: Are Hot Dogs Sandwiches?, Conor McGregor’s Face not bloodied, & Kuala Lumpur not in Singapore
Check out iMediaEthics' latest round-up of interesting and newsworthy corrections, including one news outlet on whether hot dogs are sandwiches....
by Sydney Smith on Sep 06, 2017
Times of London Falls for Hoax Tweet by Fake Brigitte Macron
The Times of London fell for a parody tweet posing as from Brigitte Macron, the wife of French president Emmanuel...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 05, 2017
Kate Middleton Topless Photos Case: Closer, Execs to Pay $240K after Nanterre Ruling
French magazine Closer and its editors must pay Kate Middleton and Prince William nearly 200,000 Euros (about $240,000) for publishing...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 05, 2017
Comments weren’t abusive, so why isn’t NPR re-opening comments section?
It wasn't simply because comments section was abusive, National Public Radio says. But even so, NPR doesn't plan to bring...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 04, 2017
Charlie Hebdo Cartoon: God ‘Drowned all the Neo-Nazis of Texas’
Politico found itself in the middle of controversy last week over its Matt Wuerker cartoon on Hurricane Harvey and its devastating...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 03, 2017
Cycling Weekly Called Female Cyclist ‘Token Attractive Woman’
A British cycling magazine described a woman bicyclist as "token attractive woman" in a photo caption. After the caption fail...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 02, 2017
Calling someone transgender isn’t libelous, California court to throw out Richard Simmons suit
It isn't libelous to say someone is transgender or transitioning gender, a new court ruling says. Richard Simmons, the longtime...